xAI
Web Engineer (X)
$180K–$440K
Palo Alto, CA · Full-time · Posted Mar 19, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in web development; preferred: 5+ years in a web frontend role on a large-scale consumer app.
About the job
Build and launch user-facing web features for X, including real-time experiences, while making architecture and performance decisions for scalable systems.
What you'll do
- Own features from design through implementation and launch, and build and maintain performant products.
- Develop full-stack features and make architecture, scalability, and reliability decisions for high-concurrency, low-latency systems.
- Support engineering quality through testing, monitoring, deployment, and secure data handling.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of experience in web development.
- Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and modern web frameworks such as React.
- Experience with modern CSS/SASS.
Nice to have
- Experience in high-quality UI and UX design, and optimizing applications for performance, security, and offline functionality.
- 5+ years in a web frontend role on a large-scale consumer app; backend experience with one or more of Rust, Go, Java, Python, or Scala.
Pay
$180,000 - $440,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, Node.js, React, CSS/SASS, Rust, Go, Java, Python
AI focus
Use AI tooling to build and maintain web products and features.
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